Nurse Educator

Company: Dignity Health
Location: Henderson
Posted on: May 13, 2022

Job Description:

Overview As the communitys only not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system; Dignity Health Nevada has been guided by the vision and core values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters for more than 70 years. As the Henderson and Las Vegas communities grow, Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican facilities and its more than 3,400 employees will continue the Sisters mission of serving people in need. St. Rose Dominican is a member of Dignity Health, one of the nations largest healthcare systems, a 22-state network of more than 9,000 physicians, 60,000 employees, and 400 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging and surgery centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Responsibilities The Clinical Educator II provides staff development expertise in their assigned specialty as an educator, expert clinician, consultant, facilitator, change agent, leader, patient advocate and researcher. The Educator will assess the learning needs of staff through testing, direct observation, interviews and coordination with Nursing Director. Identified deficits in skills and knowledge will be addressed through one on one and group training sessions. The Educator will develop and implement annual unit based competencies. Competencies will be determined via trends, learning needs, clinical indicators and other sources as identified by the organization. The Perioperative Educator works as a preceptor and coordinates with additional preceptors for new and transferring staff and for those under remediation. Must maintain clinical competency, which includes the ability to provide primary/direct patient care, cover routine call shifts, and staff call-shift training. May participate in house-wide education and patient education programs. Each supports the clinical and professional development of their staff, with a goal of achieving excellence in the delivery of evidence based nursing practice. The Clinical Educator II facilitates the educational process through assessment, development, planning, implementation and evaluation of competency, continuing education and professional development. In addition, as a role model of professional behavior, the Clinical Educator II assists in creating a professional nursing climate and supports the SRDH mission, vision and values. The ability to work autonomously and in coordination with the Clinical Educators is essential. Reporting relationship: Direct reporting to Nursing Director in assigned specialty with an indirect reporting to the Director of Education Qualifications Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, or current enrollment in a Master's Degree program with an education plan approved by the CNE which will allow completion of the Master's Degree program within three years. Will accept Bachelor's Degree in a related field with Minimum of four (4) years of perioperative clinical experience or two (2) years of perioperative experience and two (2) years in an educational setting or leadership (the latter may be a combination). CT CPRBLS; RN Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint or similar computer based programs. Preferred Master's Degree in Nursing

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